Arthur SZYK (1894-1951)] Le Livre d'Esther, illustrated by A - Lot 754

Arthur SZYK (1894-1951)] Le Livre d'Esther, illustrated by Arthur Szyk. Paris, H. Piazza, 1925. In-4, full red morocco binding signed Durvand-Pinard, boards stamped with an interlacing motif framed by gilt fillet, five-ribbed spine. Top edge gilt. Contreplats adorned with three gilt fillets. In slipcase. Superb illustration of 20 Oriental-style miniatures in color, including 19 out-of-text and one in-text, by Arthur Szyk. New translation by Robert Schmidt. Limited edition of 775 numbered copies; this is no. 590, one of 630 on Blanchet et Kléber vellum. Keywords: judaica, jew, jewish, hebrew, rabbis, jewish, torah, hebrew, hebraica, judaism, synagogue, zionism, pessah, pessach, haggada, haggadah, hagada, hagadah, passover, menora, menorah, hannuka, hannuca, hannucca, hanouccah, torah, juden, israélite, Israël, antisemitism, antisémitisme, dreyfus, meguila, sepharade, sefarad, ketouba